Texas A&M's whirlwind exodus from the Big 12 to the SEC appears well on its way. If the move is completed, it would be the first in a series of dominoes that will shape the face of the game. It begins with the SEC moving to 14 teams—a high-placed SEC source told Sporting News the conference will stick to 14 teams and not advance to 16.

The big question: How does the rest of the landscape play out in the BCS conferences?

SEC

The fallout: The biggest, baddest conference just got stronger. If that’s possible.

Big 12

Potential subtractions: Texas A&M, Missouri.

Potential additions: Houston, SMU, TCU, BYU.

The fallout: Texas desperately wants to keep the Big 12 alive, and that may mean reconstituting the old Southwest Conference. Would TCU leave (relative) stability of the Big East for the unknown of the Big 12?

Pac-12

Potential subtractions: None.

Potential additions: Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri.

The fallout: Commissioner Larry Scott’s original plan from the summer of 2010 can still be pulled off—if the Pac-12 comes up with a revenue sharing plan for Texas that allows it to keep the controversial Longhorn Network.